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Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think

Meta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes.

Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think

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Meta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy.

Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes.

For all its smarts, Muse doesn't actually know how to describe itself.

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Meta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. For all its smarts, Muse doesn't actually know how to describe itself.

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  • For all its smarts, Muse doesn't actually know how to describe itself.

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Jason Aten, a contributing editor at Inc Magazine, posted on Threads […]

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